"He had a good workrate which enabled him to present well and take clean grabs," Voss said.

"He is finding some real consistency."

Voss said the Lions would have gone backwards this season if they again relied on talisman Brown, who will return for Saturday night's third-round NAB Cup clash against Collingwood at Etihad Stadium.

"We've got to make sure that we have our five or six guys that demand attention," Voss said.

"We've got to put a structure around him (Brown), whereby he doesn't become the single focus of our attack."

Voss was confident Cornelius, along with Dayne Zorko, Josh Green and Stef Martin, would ease the pressure on Brown.

The Lions are potentially two wins from a maiden NAB Cup, but a round 1 premiership win over Western Bulldogs on March 30 remains the priority. Collingwood key defender Ben Reid (knee) is out of the game against Brisbane.

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